In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)

"In the Bad Bad Old Days" was a hit for The Foundations in 1969. It was the fourth hit single for the group. It was written by Tony Macaulay and John McLeod. It went to #8 in the UK Singles Chart,^[1] #7 in Ireland, and #23 in Canada.^[2] It was also covered by Edison Lighthouse, and appeared on Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon's Soul Survivor album.^[3]

"In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)"
Single by The Foundations
from the album Digging The Foundations
B-side	"Give Me Love"
Released	1969
Genre	Pop
Label	Pye, UK Uni, US
Songwriter(s)	Tony Macaulay, John McLeod
The Foundations singles chronology
"Build Me Up Buttercup" (1968) "In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" (1969) "Born to Live, Born to Die" (1968)

Releases

• The Foundations - "In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" / "Give Me Love" - PYE 7N 17417 - 1968
• The Foundations - "In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" / "Give Me Love" - UNI 55117 - 1969
• The Good Vibrations - "In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" / "Shake A Hand" - Ember 14 310 AT - 1969 ^[4]
• Edison Lighthouse - "In the Bad Bad Old Days" / "In the Bad Bad Old Days" (Bell USA 45-116, promo) - 1971
• Gumbo - "In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" / "Let Me Tell Ya" - Bulldog Records BD 5 - 1975

Charts

Chart (1968-1969)	Peak position
Argentina [5]	16
Canada [6]	23
Ireland	7
UK [7]	8

References

1. Warwick, Neil; Brown, Tony; Kutner, Jon (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums - Neil Warwick, Jon Kutner, Tony Brown - Google Books. ISBN 9781844490585. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
2. "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 5, 1969" (PDF).
3. "Johnny Johnson And His Bandwagon* - Soul Survivor (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. November 1970. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
4. Steffen Hung. "The Good Vibrations - In the Bad Bad Old Days". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
5. "Cash Box - International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox. 14 June 1969. p. 52. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
6. "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 5, 1969" (PDF).
7. Warwick, Neil; Brown, Tony; Kutner, Jon (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums - Neil Warwick, Jon Kutner, Tony Brown - Google Books. ISBN 9781844490585. Retrieved 2014-02-17.